New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Delhi High Court to hear the alleged hate speech case during the Delhi riots in 2020. The Supreme Court has asked the High Court to take a decision in this matter within three months. Let us tell you that in the Supreme Court, there was a demand to register an FIR against BJP leaders in the case of using abusive language.
High Court will decide
The petitioners sought registration of FIR and SIT probe against BJP leaders Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma and Abhay Verma. On the hearing of this matter, the Supreme Court has said that at present, the Delhi High Court can be asked for hearing.
Supreme Court asks Delhi High Court to decide expeditiously, preferably within three months, the petition seeking registration of FIR and investigation against BJP leaders for alleged hate speech at the time of Delhi riots in 2020. pic.twitter.com/uNWgcgd7pI
– ANI (@ANI) December 17, 2021
Settlement time in three months
The Supreme Court has asked the Delhi High Court to take a decision on the matter within three months. Now the Delhi High Court will have to decide whether there should be an FIR in the hate speech case or not. Significantly, in 2020, BJP leader Kapil Mishra was accused of making provocative statements.
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provocative statement
Let us tell you that, when Kapil Mishra made this statement, then the then President of America, Trump had visited India. At the same time, the CAA was also being opposed. During this, BJP leader Kapil Mishra had said that he is at peace till Trump returns. But after Trump goes back, he will not even listen to the police. He had further said that, if the police did not vacate Jafrabad and Chandbagh, then they would have to hit the road. He made this provocative statement in the presence of the police.